Most volcanoes erupt beneath the ocean, but scientists know little about them compared to what they know about volcanoes that eject their lava on dry land. Gabrielle Tepp of the Alaska Volcano Observatory and the U.S. Geological ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 4, 2017
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I vividly remember owning a calculator watch back in the early 1980s. I was sure it was the coolest thing ever and I was going to ace all my math tests. It didn't quite work out that way, but from an early age, I knew I wanted ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 23, 2017
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An MIPT-based team of researchers has proposed analyzing lichen composition to assess atmospheric air quality when conventional monitoring stations are unavailable. They produced a case study of the Xanthoria parietina lichen, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 3, 2017
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Water quality monitoring currently occurs mainly at water supply intakes or water treatment plants, rather than along water distribution lines or at the point of use. This is inadequate because negative changes can occur ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 2, 2017
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Two researchers in a boat loaded with thousands of blue mussels, collected from a mussel farm in Lillesand. The boat heads out the Kristiansand fjord, and the researchers deploy the blue mussels in the sea. Why are they doing ...
Ecology
Oct 20, 2017
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I recently tested the Awair, Air Quality Monitor, which tracks the five key factors of air quality including chemicals such as volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, dust, humidity, and temperature. A lot of the chemicals ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 28, 2017
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VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a portable device for measuring inflammation levels quickly in home environment.
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 19, 2017
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Marine microbes play an important role in the productivity and functioning of our oceans but scientists studying their behaviour face many challenges.
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 11, 2017
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A major American credit reporting agency entrusted to safeguard personal financial information said Thursday hackers looted its system in a colossal breach that could affect nearly half the US population as well as people ...
Security
Sep 8, 2017
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Social media platforms such as Twitter and Instagram could be a rich source of free information for scientists tasked with monitoring the health of coral reefs and other environmental assets, our new research suggests.
Environment
Aug 14, 2017
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